The rest of the evening was a blur. With the service over and the pyres were just embers, I was ready to go upstairs and disappear from the world for the rest of the night. I remember the Alphas from our allies came up to me and talked, wanting to set up meetings about the treaties they had with the pack. I told them I would get back with them in a few days and set up the times.
Josiah wanted to get the Alpha ceremony done as soon as possible, so I would become the new Alpha of the Mountain Moon tomorrow night. There was line after line of pack members wanting to pay their respects. Some were just quiet, and only shook our hands, and there were others who were crying and carrying on. It was exhausting, standing there, talking to everyone, thanking all of them for showing up, trying to ke
